TIPS FOR LIGHTING THE DINING TABLE

The kitchen has always been the center of the home, and often the place where you eat and get together, so it deserves suitable lighting, both to allow you to work safely and to dine in complete relaxation. Choosing lighting for the table is a step that can make our kitchen really perfect. If the light points on the worktop have to be intense and technical to work in peace, for the place where you eat, the light must be warm and not too intense. So let's see how to choose lighting for the table.

When you go to choose lighting in the kitchen, first, you have to look at the distribution of volumes. Often kitchens are not very large rooms, and therefore furniture, wall units, and appliances alter the volume very invasively. If the kitchen has a central table, with wall-mounted furniture, a good solution is that of rain lighting. A square table, however extensive, can be illuminated with a single source, centered on the diagonals and sufficiently raised above the top. What you want to achieve is a soft light, but rather intense to allow diners to capture the beauty put on the table. Choosing a rope or chain chandelier helps a lot in positioning. You should aim for a very large bell-shaped diffuser, which helps us to have a less concentrated and more enjoyable light. The best way is that of a classic glass diffuser, perhaps satin-finished, aluminum or even steel, which in an environment rich in humidity and vapors such as the kitchen is easy to clean and does not remain impregnated with dirt and grease.

If the kitchen table is stretched, the use of a single lighting point may not be the best of choices because you risk too much light in the center and scarce on the sides. Using a low-intensity ceiling light to diffuse light is an idea to evaluate, as well as that of two or three light points in the line. If the kitchen is very large, the table can be illuminated with the ceiling light, because the suspended object weighs little in the distribution of volumes, while if the room, as often happens in small rooms, using light points in line is much better, especially if the spotlights can be oriented to create a diffusion game. As an indicative rule, a spotlight could be fine for more or less every meter of length, so for a couple of meters, you should have three light points at most. An option to evaluate is that of unmatched chandeliers, that is, of different models to make the kitchen even more welcoming, combining informality and design. There is talk of a game that points to differences in lighting as a resource to obtain a softer light. The chandeliers can also be positioned at different heights to compensate for the intensity and offer a more lived-in effect on the environment, which certainly favors conviviality and makes the design choice less heavy.